emolument: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Emolument comes from the Latin noun ēmŏlŭmentum, ēmŏlĭmentum “profit, advantage.” Most modern sources claim that the noun derives from the verb ēmŏlĕre “to grind out (grain in a mill)”; the derivative noun would mean “profit from fees received for grinding grain.” Older sources claim that the n...

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